1. He was baptized on April 26, 15642. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 when

he was 18 years old3. He had three children: Susannah, and twins

Hamnet and Judith4. He was in London by 1592 because he was

attacked in an article by Robert Green5. He died on April 23, 1616

Shakespeare first performed at the Rose Theater

It was owned by Philip HensloweThe Rose was located in London mainLater Shakespeare built the Globe Theater in

London and became part owner of itThe Globe was moved to Southwerk across

the river from London

Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson, just to name a few

The owners of the theaters, like Phillip Henslowe, would ask writers for good scripts to keep their theater above the competition

Often the writers would write plays for specific actors that they knew would bring in a crowd

They needed famous actors and their companies that would guarantee a large crowd

One famous actor that Shakespeare often wrote plays for was Ned Alleyn

In Elizabethan England it was illegal for women to perform on stage

Often the roles of women were played by young men whose voices had not changed

Because of this there weren’t many good female parts, most were very manly characters like Lady Macbeth and Katherine from Taming of the Shrew

Often not many kissing scenes because of the awkwardness

One thing that was very important was the costumes

No scenery was used and settings had to be created with words, costumes, and the audience’s imagination

Often the costumes were very flashy and donated by wealthy patrons because they were the only people who could afford the different colors

In those times the color of your clothes showed your economic status

The common people wore browns and neutral colors while purple was reserved for royalty

Very fond of theaterShe is credited with saving theater because

when the city fathers wanted to get rid of the theaters she wouldn’t allow them to

If it wasn’t for her there might not be any theaters today